(WSVN) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from a sea of trouble near Tampa.

The 15-foot vessel started taking on water and capsized 15 miles west of Bayport, Wednesday.

The boaters were lifted into a rescue helicopter and taken to a nearby hospital.

The three men had been in the water for close to an hour.

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